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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-07 15:35:18 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-07 15:35:18 +0000
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Adding upstream version 252.22.upstream/252.22upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-util.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-netlink/netlink-util.c
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+
+#include "sd-netlink.h"
+
+#include "fd-util.h"
+#include "io-util.h"
+#include "memory-util.h"
+#include "netlink-internal.h"
+#include "netlink-util.h"
+#include "parse-util.h"
+#include "process-util.h"
+#include "strv.h"
+
+int rtnl_set_link_name(sd_netlink **rtnl, int ifindex, const char *name) {
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL;
+ _cleanup_strv_free_ char **alternative_names = NULL;
+ bool altname_deleted = false;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnl);
+ assert(ifindex > 0);
+ assert(name);
+
+ if (!ifname_valid(name))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ r = rtnl_get_link_alternative_names(rtnl, ifindex, &alternative_names);
+ if (r < 0)
+ log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to get alternative names on network interface %i, ignoring: %m",
+ ifindex);
+
+ if (strv_contains(alternative_names, name)) {
+ r = rtnl_delete_link_alternative_names(rtnl, ifindex, STRV_MAKE(name));
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to remove '%s' from alternative names on network interface %i: %m",
+ name, ifindex);
+
+ altname_deleted = true;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, RTM_SETLINK, ifindex);
+ if (r < 0)
+ goto fail;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_string(message, IFLA_IFNAME, name);
+ if (r < 0)
+ goto fail;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, NULL);
+ if (r < 0)
+ goto fail;
+
+ return 0;
+
+fail:
+ if (altname_deleted) {
+ int q = rtnl_set_link_alternative_names(rtnl, ifindex, STRV_MAKE(name));
+ if (q < 0)
+ log_debug_errno(q, "Failed to restore '%s' as an alternative name on network interface %i, ignoring: %m",
+ name, ifindex);
+ }
+
+ return r;
+}
+
+int rtnl_set_link_properties(
+ sd_netlink **rtnl,
+ int ifindex,
+ const char *alias,
+ const struct hw_addr_data *hw_addr,
+ uint32_t txqueues,
+ uint32_t rxqueues,
+ uint32_t txqueuelen,
+ uint32_t mtu,
+ uint32_t gso_max_size,
+ size_t gso_max_segments) {
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnl);
+ assert(ifindex > 0);
+
+ if (!alias &&
+ (!hw_addr || hw_addr->length == 0) &&
+ txqueues == 0 &&
+ rxqueues == 0 &&
+ txqueuelen == UINT32_MAX &&
+ mtu == 0 &&
+ gso_max_size == 0 &&
+ gso_max_segments == 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!*rtnl) {
+ r = sd_netlink_open(rtnl);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, RTM_SETLINK, ifindex);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ if (alias) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_string(message, IFLA_IFALIAS, alias);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (hw_addr && hw_addr->length > 0) {
+ r = netlink_message_append_hw_addr(message, IFLA_ADDRESS, hw_addr);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (txqueues > 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(message, IFLA_NUM_TX_QUEUES, txqueues);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (rxqueues > 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(message, IFLA_NUM_RX_QUEUES, rxqueues);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (txqueuelen < UINT32_MAX) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(message, IFLA_TXQLEN, txqueuelen);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (mtu != 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(message, IFLA_MTU, mtu);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (gso_max_size > 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(message, IFLA_GSO_MAX_SIZE, gso_max_size);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (gso_max_segments > 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(message, IFLA_GSO_MAX_SEGS, gso_max_segments);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, NULL);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int rtnl_get_link_alternative_names(sd_netlink **rtnl, int ifindex, char ***ret) {
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+ _cleanup_strv_free_ char **names = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnl);
+ assert(ifindex > 0);
+ assert(ret);
+
+ if (!*rtnl) {
+ r = sd_netlink_open(rtnl);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, &reply);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_read_strv(reply, IFLA_PROP_LIST, IFLA_ALT_IFNAME, &names);
+ if (r < 0 && r != -ENODATA)
+ return r;
+
+ *ret = TAKE_PTR(names);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int rtnl_update_link_alternative_names(
+ sd_netlink **rtnl,
+ uint16_t nlmsg_type,
+ int ifindex,
+ char* const *alternative_names) {
+
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnl);
+ assert(ifindex > 0);
+ assert(IN_SET(nlmsg_type, RTM_NEWLINKPROP, RTM_DELLINKPROP));
+
+ if (strv_isempty(alternative_names))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!*rtnl) {
+ r = sd_netlink_open(rtnl);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, nlmsg_type, ifindex);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_open_container(message, IFLA_PROP_LIST);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_strv(message, IFLA_ALT_IFNAME, (const char**) alternative_names);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_close_container(message);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, NULL);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int rtnl_set_link_alternative_names(sd_netlink **rtnl, int ifindex, char* const *alternative_names) {
+ return rtnl_update_link_alternative_names(rtnl, RTM_NEWLINKPROP, ifindex, alternative_names);
+}
+
+int rtnl_delete_link_alternative_names(sd_netlink **rtnl, int ifindex, char* const *alternative_names) {
+ return rtnl_update_link_alternative_names(rtnl, RTM_DELLINKPROP, ifindex, alternative_names);
+}
+
+int rtnl_set_link_alternative_names_by_ifname(
+ sd_netlink **rtnl,
+ const char *ifname,
+ char* const *alternative_names) {
+
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnl);
+ assert(ifname);
+
+ if (strv_isempty(alternative_names))
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!*rtnl) {
+ r = sd_netlink_open(rtnl);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, RTM_NEWLINKPROP, 0);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_string(message, IFLA_IFNAME, ifname);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_open_container(message, IFLA_PROP_LIST);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_strv(message, IFLA_ALT_IFNAME, (const char**) alternative_names);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_close_container(message);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, NULL);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int rtnl_resolve_link_alternative_name(sd_netlink **rtnl, const char *name, char **ret) {
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_unrefp) sd_netlink *our_rtnl = NULL;
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+ int r, ifindex;
+
+ assert(name);
+
+ /* This returns ifindex and the main interface name. */
+
+ if (!ifname_valid_full(name, IFNAME_VALID_ALTERNATIVE))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!rtnl)
+ rtnl = &our_rtnl;
+ if (!*rtnl) {
+ r = sd_netlink_open(rtnl);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, RTM_GETLINK, 0);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_string(message, IFLA_ALT_IFNAME, name);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, &reply);
+ if (r == -EINVAL)
+ return -ENODEV; /* The device doesn't exist */
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_link_get_ifindex(reply, &ifindex);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ assert(ifindex > 0);
+
+ if (ret) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_read_string_strdup(message, IFLA_IFNAME, ret);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ return ifindex;
+}
+
+int rtnl_resolve_ifname(sd_netlink **rtnl, const char *name) {
+ int r;
+
+ /* Like if_nametoindex, but resolves "alternative names" too. */
+
+ assert(name);
+
+ r = if_nametoindex(name);
+ if (r > 0)
+ return r;
+
+ return rtnl_resolve_link_alternative_name(rtnl, name, NULL);
+}
+
+int rtnl_resolve_interface(sd_netlink **rtnl, const char *name) {
+ int r;
+
+ /* Like rtnl_resolve_ifname, but resolves interface numbers too. */
+
+ assert(name);
+
+ r = parse_ifindex(name);
+ if (r > 0)
+ return r;
+ assert(r < 0);
+
+ return rtnl_resolve_ifname(rtnl, name);
+}
+
+int rtnl_resolve_interface_or_warn(sd_netlink **rtnl, const char *name) {
+ int r;
+
+ r = rtnl_resolve_interface(rtnl, name);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to resolve interface \"%s\": %m", name);
+ return r;
+}
+
+int rtnl_get_link_info(
+ sd_netlink **rtnl,
+ int ifindex,
+ unsigned short *ret_iftype,
+ unsigned *ret_flags,
+ char **ret_kind,
+ struct hw_addr_data *ret_hw_addr,
+ struct hw_addr_data *ret_permanent_hw_addr) {
+
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *message = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+ struct hw_addr_data addr = HW_ADDR_NULL, perm_addr = HW_ADDR_NULL;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *kind = NULL;
+ unsigned short iftype;
+ unsigned flags;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnl);
+ assert(ifindex > 0);
+
+ if (!ret_iftype && !ret_flags)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!*rtnl) {
+ r = sd_netlink_open(rtnl);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_new_link(*rtnl, &message, RTM_GETLINK, ifindex);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_call(*rtnl, message, 0, &reply);
+ if (r == -EINVAL)
+ return -ENODEV; /* The device does not exist */
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ if (ret_iftype) {
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_link_get_type(reply, &iftype);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (ret_flags) {
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_link_get_flags(reply, &flags);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (ret_kind) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_enter_container(reply, IFLA_LINKINFO);
+ if (r >= 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_read_string_strdup(reply, IFLA_INFO_KIND, &kind);
+ if (r < 0 && r != -ENODATA)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_exit_container(reply);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (ret_hw_addr) {
+ r = netlink_message_read_hw_addr(reply, IFLA_ADDRESS, &addr);
+ if (r < 0 && r != -ENODATA)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (ret_permanent_hw_addr) {
+ r = netlink_message_read_hw_addr(reply, IFLA_PERM_ADDRESS, &perm_addr);
+ if (r < 0 && r != -ENODATA)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (ret_iftype)
+ *ret_iftype = iftype;
+ if (ret_flags)
+ *ret_flags = flags;
+ if (ret_kind)
+ *ret_kind = TAKE_PTR(kind);
+ if (ret_hw_addr)
+ *ret_hw_addr = addr;
+ if (ret_permanent_hw_addr)
+ *ret_permanent_hw_addr = perm_addr;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int rtnl_log_parse_error(int r) {
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse netlink message: %m");
+}
+
+int rtnl_log_create_error(int r) {
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to create netlink message: %m");
+}
+
+void rtattr_append_attribute_internal(struct rtattr *rta, unsigned short type, const void *data, size_t data_length) {
+ size_t padding_length;
+ uint8_t *padding;
+
+ assert(rta);
+ assert(!data || data_length > 0);
+
+ /* fill in the attribute */
+ rta->rta_type = type;
+ rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(data_length);
+ if (data)
+ /* we don't deal with the case where the user lies about the type
+ * and gives us too little data (so don't do that)
+ */
+ padding = mempcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), data, data_length);
+
+ else
+ /* if no data was passed, make sure we still initialize the padding
+ note that we can have data_length > 0 (used by some containers) */
+ padding = RTA_DATA(rta);
+
+ /* make sure also the padding at the end of the message is initialized */
+ padding_length = (uint8_t *) rta + RTA_SPACE(data_length) - padding;
+ memzero(padding, padding_length);
+}
+
+int rtattr_append_attribute(struct rtattr **rta, unsigned short type, const void *data, size_t data_length) {
+ struct rtattr *new_rta, *sub_rta;
+ size_t message_length;
+
+ assert(rta);
+ assert(!data || data_length > 0);
+
+ /* get the new message size (with padding at the end) */
+ message_length = RTA_ALIGN(rta ? (*rta)->rta_len : 0) + RTA_SPACE(data_length);
+
+ /* buffer should be smaller than both one page or 8K to be accepted by the kernel */
+ if (message_length > MIN(page_size(), 8192UL))
+ return -ENOBUFS;
+
+ /* realloc to fit the new attribute */
+ new_rta = realloc(*rta, message_length);
+ if (!new_rta)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ *rta = new_rta;
+
+ /* get pointer to the attribute we are about to add */
+ sub_rta = (struct rtattr *) ((uint8_t *) *rta + RTA_ALIGN((*rta)->rta_len));
+
+ rtattr_append_attribute_internal(sub_rta, type, data, data_length);
+
+ /* update rta_len */
+ (*rta)->rta_len = message_length;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+MultipathRoute *multipath_route_free(MultipathRoute *m) {
+ if (!m)
+ return NULL;
+
+ free(m->ifname);
+
+ return mfree(m);
+}
+
+int multipath_route_dup(const MultipathRoute *m, MultipathRoute **ret) {
+ _cleanup_(multipath_route_freep) MultipathRoute *n = NULL;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *ifname = NULL;
+
+ assert(m);
+ assert(ret);
+
+ if (m->ifname) {
+ ifname = strdup(m->ifname);
+ if (!ifname)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ n = new(MultipathRoute, 1);
+ if (!n)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ *n = (MultipathRoute) {
+ .gateway = m->gateway,
+ .weight = m->weight,
+ .ifindex = m->ifindex,
+ .ifname = TAKE_PTR(ifname),
+ };
+
+ *ret = TAKE_PTR(n);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int rtattr_read_nexthop(const struct rtnexthop *rtnh, size_t size, int family, OrderedSet **ret) {
+ _cleanup_ordered_set_free_free_ OrderedSet *set = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(rtnh);
+ assert(IN_SET(family, AF_INET, AF_INET6));
+
+ if (size < sizeof(struct rtnexthop))
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ for (; size >= sizeof(struct rtnexthop); ) {
+ _cleanup_(multipath_route_freep) MultipathRoute *m = NULL;
+
+ if (NLMSG_ALIGN(rtnh->rtnh_len) > size)
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ if (rtnh->rtnh_len < sizeof(struct rtnexthop))
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ m = new(MultipathRoute, 1);
+ if (!m)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ *m = (MultipathRoute) {
+ .ifindex = rtnh->rtnh_ifindex,
+ .weight = rtnh->rtnh_hops,
+ };
+
+ if (rtnh->rtnh_len > sizeof(struct rtnexthop)) {
+ size_t len = rtnh->rtnh_len - sizeof(struct rtnexthop);
+
+ for (struct rtattr *attr = RTNH_DATA(rtnh); RTA_OK(attr, len); attr = RTA_NEXT(attr, len)) {
+ if (attr->rta_type == RTA_GATEWAY) {
+ if (attr->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(FAMILY_ADDRESS_SIZE(family)))
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ m->gateway.family = family;
+ memcpy(&m->gateway.address, RTA_DATA(attr), FAMILY_ADDRESS_SIZE(family));
+ break;
+ } else if (attr->rta_type == RTA_VIA) {
+ uint16_t gw_family;
+
+ if (family != AF_INET)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (attr->rta_len < RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(uint16_t)))
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ gw_family = *(uint16_t *) RTA_DATA(attr);
+
+ if (gw_family != AF_INET6)
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ if (attr->rta_len != RTA_LENGTH(FAMILY_ADDRESS_SIZE(gw_family) + sizeof(gw_family)))
+ return -EBADMSG;
+
+ memcpy(&m->gateway, RTA_DATA(attr), FAMILY_ADDRESS_SIZE(gw_family) + sizeof(gw_family));
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ r = ordered_set_ensure_put(&set, NULL, m);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ TAKE_PTR(m);
+
+ size -= NLMSG_ALIGN(rtnh->rtnh_len);
+ rtnh = RTNH_NEXT(rtnh);
+ }
+
+ if (ret)
+ *ret = TAKE_PTR(set);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+bool netlink_pid_changed(sd_netlink *nl) {
+ /* We don't support people creating an nl connection and
+ * keeping it around over a fork(). Let's complain. */
+ return ASSERT_PTR(nl)->original_pid != getpid_cached();
+}
+
+static int socket_open(int family) {
+ int fd;
+
+ fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW|SOCK_CLOEXEC|SOCK_NONBLOCK, family);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ return fd_move_above_stdio(fd);
+}
+
+int netlink_open_family(sd_netlink **ret, int family) {
+ _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
+ int r;
+
+ fd = socket_open(family);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return fd;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_open_fd(ret, fd);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ TAKE_FD(fd);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+void netlink_seal_message(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message *m) {
+ uint32_t picked;
+
+ assert(nl);
+ assert(!netlink_pid_changed(nl));
+ assert(m);
+ assert(m->hdr);
+
+ /* Avoid collisions with outstanding requests */
+ do {
+ picked = nl->serial;
+
+ /* Don't use seq == 0, as that is used for broadcasts, so we would get confused by replies to
+ such messages */
+ nl->serial = nl->serial == UINT32_MAX ? 1 : nl->serial + 1;
+
+ } while (hashmap_contains(nl->reply_callbacks, UINT32_TO_PTR(picked)));
+
+ m->hdr->nlmsg_seq = picked;
+ message_seal(m);
+}
+
+static int socket_writev_message(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message **m, size_t msgcount) {
+ _cleanup_free_ struct iovec *iovs = NULL;
+ ssize_t k;
+
+ assert(nl);
+ assert(m);
+ assert(msgcount > 0);
+
+ iovs = new(struct iovec, msgcount);
+ if (!iovs)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < msgcount; i++) {
+ assert(m[i]->hdr);
+ assert(m[i]->hdr->nlmsg_len > 0);
+
+ iovs[i] = IOVEC_MAKE(m[i]->hdr, m[i]->hdr->nlmsg_len);
+ }
+
+ k = writev(nl->fd, iovs, msgcount);
+ if (k < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ return k;
+}
+
+int sd_netlink_sendv(
+ sd_netlink *nl,
+ sd_netlink_message **messages,
+ size_t msgcount,
+ uint32_t **ret_serial) {
+
+ _cleanup_free_ uint32_t *serials = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert_return(nl, -EINVAL);
+ assert_return(!netlink_pid_changed(nl), -ECHILD);
+ assert_return(messages, -EINVAL);
+ assert_return(msgcount > 0, -EINVAL);
+
+ if (ret_serial) {
+ serials = new(uint32_t, msgcount);
+ if (!serials)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < msgcount; i++) {
+ assert_return(!messages[i]->sealed, -EPERM);
+
+ netlink_seal_message(nl, messages[i]);
+ if (serials)
+ serials[i] = message_get_serial(messages[i]);
+ }
+
+ r = socket_writev_message(nl, messages, msgcount);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ if (ret_serial)
+ *ret_serial = TAKE_PTR(serials);
+
+ return r;
+}